Legal Opinion
Western Pacific Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 7, 1955No. 42-54; No. 104-54; No. 250-54PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaramoee, Judge
These cases present the same questions which the court considered and answered in the case of Union Pacific Railroad Company v. United States, 125 C. Cls. 390. A reconsideration of the question of classification of the articles as “bombs or mines” under item 1820 of Consolidated Freight Classification No. 16, leads us to the same conclusion. The facts are the same and no purpose would be served by reciting again the historical facts in our former opinion and the facts in the instant case.
The Government’s contention that these cases should be suspended pending the referral to the Interstate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- A. J. Phillips Co. v. Grand Trunk Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Midstate Horticultural Co. v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Oregon—Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Western Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadUnited States Court of Claims · 1956
- United States v. Canfield Driveaway Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1958
- Lehigh Valley Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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